Subject: What's going on with Meta?
To: @Gargron, @ruud, @jerry, @supernovae, @stux, @trumpet, @kev and other large instance admins
Rumors are tearing this place apart out here about secret deals with #Meta. The latest is that Meta has held #NDA meetings with some of you and they will federate with large instances under contracts providing financial support (1) (2).
This is a time for leadership, not silence. Please, what's going on?
(1) https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/110598855375585873
(2) https://mastodon.social/@alexeheath/110596207691212890
Eugen Rochko
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in reply to Eugen Rochko • • •the roamer
in reply to Eugen Rochko • • •Hi Eugen. "Secret deals" would imply finalised agreements. Your post tells us that there are none at the moment.
But have there been meetings between instance admins and Meta, and in those meetings, was there a discussion of funding / cost-sharing arrangements? Are your own instances ruling out financial payments from Meta? These questions may be based on rumour and speculation, but the easier it should be to clear them up once and for all. Thank you.
GMate8
in reply to Eugen Rochko • • •Geoffrey Dawirs
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in reply to Eugen Rochko • • •Sorry to be picky, but that statement is not actually denying such meetings happened though is it?
Nor is it denying NDAs happened?
"There is little to comment on until Meta's platform launches" sounds very much like the phrase someone would use if an NDA has been signed on an upcoming product. Third party developers often say that phrase if they're discussing collaborations with large publishers.
If you want to deny these things specifically and directly, that would be great?
Medea Vanamonde🏳️⚧️ ♀
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in reply to Eugen Rochko • • •Hi,
maybe we could think "before" the launch, and build a strategy (all together ...) in case if something goes wrong. And what could go wrong with Meta? They are soo good guys!